Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb

Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb, born 6 July 1767 - died 24 May 1820.

Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb was Faroese and trained as a lawyer. He was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1805 to 1816. Hammershaimb was the last Prime Minister before the Lagting was abandoned in 1816.

Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb was the father of Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb, who set the rules and orthography for the modern Faroese language.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Johan Michael Lund
Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
1808-1816
Succeeded by
Position abolished


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